Already shaping up to be perhaps the least experienced Division I team in the nation next season, St. John's somehow became even greener on Sunday.

Starting forward Dwayne Polee Jr., one of just two returning scholarship players from last season's NCAA tournament team, instead decided to transfer to a school closer to his Los Angeles home. The sophomore-to-be's departure means St. John's will have no returning starters, and reserve point guard Malik Stith will be the only scholarship player to return to provide guidance to the Johnnies' nine highly touted newcomers.

"I really enjoyed my experience at St. John's and I'm going to miss the staff and New York," Polee said in a statement released by the school. "Right now I feel it is best to be close to my family and help us get through a health issue."

For St. John's to even be competitive in the Big East, it would have been imperative for those newcomers to arrive ready to make an impact on the collegiate level even if Polee had returned for his sophomore season. Now that he's gone, the challenge just becomes that much more daunting.